Friday links, science-y (opens in new tab)

Virginia Postrel for Works in Progress: Engineering the disposable diaper. I, for one, am grateful that there is no more need for “the knife method” of diaper washing — one guess as to what the knife was used for. The article doesn’t mention that the technology which made baby diapers ever so thinner and easier to transport has also helped microscopy. Knowledge begets knowledge. Dynomight (pseud): You’re probably taking the wrong painkiller. On the benefits of acetaminophen, the blind alley o...